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blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin

12 hours ago, gfweb said:

Why can't TJ call the cheese by a varietal name? Is it cheddar? How would I know I want to buy it if all they tell me is that it's cave-aged? A shoe could be cave-aged. 

I'm not sure that one has a varietal name.  If it does, I'm not sure it's a cheddar.  

Since Jasper Hills Cellars ages cheeses for many makers, we're not even sure who makes it. When I posted upthread, I thought it was likely to be Cabot, but @FrogPrincesse has info that suggests it's Landaff.

In any case, the label "Vault No5 Cave Aged" appears to be the same used by other sellers of this particular cheese (see my mention of it at Weston Village Store upthread, where their site shows the identical label) so I don't think the "Cave Aged" citation is a TJ's conceit.

blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin

12 hours ago, gfweb said:

Why can't TJ call the cheese by a varietal name? Is it cheddar? How would I know I want to buy it if all they tell me is that it's cave-aged? A shoe could be cave-aged. 

I'm not sure that one has a varietal name.  If it does, I'm not sure it's a cheddar.  

Since Jasper Hills Cellars ages cheeses for many makers, we're not even sure of that. When I posted upthread, I thought it was likely to be Cabot, but @FrogPrincesse has info that suggests it's Landaff.

In any case, the label "Vault No5 Cave Aged" appears to be the same used by other sellers of this particular cheese (see my mention of it at Weston Village Store upthread, where their site shows the identical label) so I don't think the "Cave Aged" citation is a TJ's conceit.

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